Real Estate Services

Real Estate Services (RES) is responsible for managing 13 properties located on the main and east campuses. The Research Building System has approximately 1,191,273 gross square feet of building space, which is typically leased to University, governmental, not-for-profit, and private affiliated research organizations. We also own and manage six student rental units in the Grandview Terrace neighborhood adjacent to main campus. 

Under the supervision of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Strategy, RES follows University policies and procedures and provides oversight for state leases and other real estate contracts. This process includes statutory approval of all leases; coordination with the state’s contracted real estate brokers; and maintaining the inventory of University-owned and leased property.

While leasing and property management are the largest day-to-day responsibilities of RES, other areas of real estate activities area also include real estate acquisitions, strategic planning, and negotiation and execution of rights-of-way and easements, etc.

The RES management team is on site and ready to serve you. Our goal is to deliver quality management services and to develop a mutually rewarding relationship with our customers. We hope to accomplish this by interfacing with you on a regular basis to ensure that your specific needs are satisfied.

Mission

Real Estate Services’ mission is to provide a full-service real estate development and property management department, therefore providing a lasting value to the University and community. We recognize the need to be sustainable, flexible, and entrepreneurial to meet the humanitarian, social and technological challenges of today’s educational environment

Vision

To be a full-service real estate development and property management department. Our objective is to provide real estate services and consistently produce, manage and develop a lasting value to the university and community. We recognize the need to be sustainable, flexible, and entrepreneurial to meet the humanitarian, social and technological challenges of the twenty-first century.

We believe in teamwork, collaboration, diversity, inclusivity, innovation, professionalism, and strategic planning. We endeavor to preserve and enhance our reputation for integrity through all of our actions.

Services include:

For all real estate leases, your first point of contact should be Real Estate Services who will coordinate with Broker, Counsel, and Risk Management, to obtain necessary signatures and return the documents to you. Please see our RES Fact Sheet for more information about CU Boulder's Real Estate Services department.